Community Colleges in Ontario With Food & Beverage Courses

Humber College

• Humber College offers a program in Recreation and Tourism that lasts two semesters. The college estimates that 46.7 percent of Canadians employed in the tourism business work in food and beverage services, and it strives to prepare students to join that group in restaurants, bars, hotels and other attractions.

  Humber College features seven kitchens, a wine-tasting lab, a mixology lab and a student-run fine-dining room that is open to the public. Classes include Wine Appreciation and Food Pairing, Customer Service Skills and Food Service, Safety and Sanitation.

  The course at Humber also includes a nine-week internship in which students work in a restaurant, bar or hotel in the Toronto area to get real hands-on experience. Many students go directly into the workforce from this program, or into degree programs such as the Hospitality Management diploma program.

  Humber College
  North Campus
  205 Humber College Blvd.
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  M9W 5L7
  416-675-3111
  humber.ca

Algonquin College

• Algonquin College offers two options for students taking food and beverage courses.

  Algonquin's two-year Culinary Management program provides students with a diploma for culinary skills. The skills involved in this program include cooking skills and managerial aspects that can help students become leaders in the culinary industry. Students get hands-on experience at the college's on-campus restaurant. Classes include Dimensions of Tourism, International Cuisine and Plated Desserts.

  The Food and Nutrition Management program is a one-year study program geared toward students who have already graduated from hospitality or culinary programs. Algonquin's program adds education in the health care and nutritional aspects of food management, qualifying students to work in the food and beverage business at places like hospitals and retirement homes. The program focuses on management skills, safety and sanitation and nutrition details.

  Algonquin College
  1385 Woodroffe Ave.
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  K2G 1V8
  613-727-4723
  algonquincollege.com

University of Guelph

• The Kemptville campus of the University of Guelph offers an associate diploma for its Food, Nutrition and Wellness program.

  Training at Kemptville focuses on food safety, processing, management and nutrition. Classes include Safe Food Handling, Nutrition and Health, Food Cost Control and Food Processing. The program can also include the National Food Safety Training Program and Smart Serve Certification for students looking to extend their certifications beyond the simple diploma.

  Classes at Guelph can also qualify students to receive a food-service-worker certificate or food-service-and-management certificate.

  University of Guelph
  Kemptville Campus
  Box 2003
  830 Prescott St.
  Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
  K0G 1J0
  613-258-8336
  kemptvillec.uoguelph.ca/